AKB48's Upcoming Single

author: Cage - translation: Farah

source: Official Site

Idol group AKB48 will release their upcoming single Ponytail to Chouchou on May 26th.

AKB48 are known as one of the few up-and-coming idol groups who maintain both an active musical and theater career and have steadily gained popularity within Japan throughout their career. The group have also recently made their international debut following their performance in July 2009 at the Japan Expo held in Paris and in September with a concert at the Webster Hall in the US. Within Japan, the release of their previous single Sakura no shiori saw AKB48 securing their second major number single on the Oricon.

Ponytail to Chouchou will be released in two CD+DVD editions with each version featuring six tracks total. The DVDs of both versions are expected to include the music videos for the title track and two other currently untitled songs. The first press of the single will also include an application ticket for an AKB48 national handshake campaign, with meetings expected to be held in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Hiroshima and Sendai.